Autentico

Alex Zanca

TLDR: The food is decent but the service is abysmal for the price point. Be ready to deal with impatient and distracted servers. We were pleasantly surprised by the availability of vegan options. We had a good time until we got to dessert. They didn’t have a written dessert menu. In the future that would be helpful so customers can see what all is included in the dishes. The server just told us they have a “peach sorbet served in a peach”, no words on what it comes garnished with. Did not expect it to arrive with a ton of pistachios on the plate, which my partner is allergic to. It was unpleasant but not a huge deal because I could have removed them for my partner; the pistachios weren’t in contact with the dessert. But when the server brought us the dish he said “hope you’re not allergic to nuts” to which we had to respond that my partner is indeed allergic. The server didn’t give us time to react or decide what we want to do with the dish. It would have been nice if they asked if we want to keep it like that and deal with it ourselves, or we want it redone without pistachios, or just simply removed from the check. But they didn’t ask us. They just stormed off with the dish shouting “oh i don’t know why he always does this”. Whatever that even meant. So we just assumed they were gonna remake it without pistachios on the plate, like any decent restaurant would have done in that case. We kept waiting there for them to remake it. They bring the check without the dessert on it “for when we’re ready” and we ask why the dessert is missing. They say “ oh don’t worry, we took that off the check for you”. We think oh so generous of them, they messed up so they’re offering us dessert on the house. Let’s offer a generous tip! Then we wait and wait and the dessert never comes. I ask for the dessert, they say we said we didn’t want it. We never said that; we were never asked what we wanted. It just seemed common courtesy to remake the dish without the pistachio garnish. We were willing to pay for it, they didn’t have to take it off the receipt. I still ask for it and they bring it completely frozen with no garnish, but not even the fresh berries initially included. We just didn’t want pistachios, it’s not that hard! The dessert was not worth the trouble. It was a sad rock hard peach with exactly two tablespoons of sorbet in it. We later found the same exact frozen peach with sorbet in it for half the price and no trouble at WholeFoods 🤦🏻‍♂️ the whole situation was simply ridiculous and embarrassing for a restaurant with their prices

Jill M

Lovely little Italian restaurant! The decor was so charming, and the staff was very nice. We had an amazing authentic italian meal - we had the eggplant parmiggiano which was delicious, and the crispy lemony artichoke hearts are a MUST try! We then got the spaghetti with clams and the osso bucco ravioli. Both were clearly homemade pasta which is always a plus! Portions are nice and small (how it is in Italy!) , and the clam dish had my favorite type of clams (the tiny ones I would get in the Amalfi Coast!). Amazing selection of desserts - one of the best tiramisu's I have ever had. Can't wait to return and try more dishes from Chef Francesco.

ART OF JOY

It was not just a meal but an amazing culinary experience,a trip to the flavors and the tastes of Sicily. We really enjoyed food and felt the passion that chef Francesco puts in each dish. He is truly an amazing chef and I wanna thank him for preparing an absolutely extraordinary dinner for us.

vw

This perhaps the best Italian restaurant in the whole long Island. First off, you better call and make reservations, other wise, you will leave disappointed. The antipasti excellent and extremely high quality meat. The bolognese papadelle is a must. The vongle pasta wows me. My favorite was the seafood antipasti...It was well worth the hour drive to get here. The services is friendly and top of the class. The ambience is very comfortable to dine in. We had a great time celebrating triple March bday with family and friends.